Vegetable Soup

For this recipe, leave out vegetables you don't like and add more of ones you do, as well as other favorites. You can practically invent your own soup!

Total Time: 0:50

Cook: 0:15

Level:
Moderate

Serves:
4

Ingredients

3 tbsp. olive oil

1 medium onion

2 clove garlic

2 carrots

1 c. Sweet Potatoes or Yams

½ c. chopped celery

1 tsp. turmeric

1 tsp. paprika

¼ tsp. cinnamon

1 bay leaf

3 c. Vegetable Stock

2 large fresh tomatoes

½ c. chopped sweet red pepper

1 c. fresh or frozen peas

½ c. sliced zucchini

1 can chickpeas

Directions

In a large pot, slowly heat the olive oil and sautee the onions, garlic, carrots, potatoes, and celery for about five minutes. Add the spices and stock and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Add all the remaining vegetables and chickpeas, and simmer another 15 minutes. Serve with a crusty country bread that's good for dunking. It's virtually a meal in itself.